Word Study
unlace
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb unlace has 1 sense
- unlace(v = verb.contact) unbrace, untie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" is one way to undo
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
CIDE DICTIONARY
unlace, v. t. [1st un- + lace.].
- To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe. [1913 Webster]
- To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. [1913 Webster]"What's the matter,
That you unlace your reputation thus?" [1913 Webster] - To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
unlace
cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, weigh anchor
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